Raymarine RAY91 VHF User Manual

Oncethebuttonispresseda3secondcountdownwillbegin,whenthecountdownreacheszero
theDSCdistresscallistransmitted.
TheDistresscallisrepeatedautomaticallyuntilitisacknowledged.
2.Pressandholdthe PTTbutton,thenslowlyandclearlyspeakthedetailsofthedistressinthe
followingformat:
MA
YDAY,MAYDAY,MAYDAY
Thisis—statenameofvessel3times
MAYDAY—statenameofvessel1time
Mypositionis—statelatitudeandlongitude,ortruebearinganddistancefromaknownpoint
Iam—statenatureofdistresse.g.sinking,onfireetc.
Ihave—statenumberofpersonsonboardandanyotherinformation—drifting,flaresfiredetc.
IREQUIREIMMEDIATEASSISTANCE
OVER
3.Releasethe
PTTbutton.
MakingaMaydaycall
InanemergencyyoucanalsomakeaMaydaycallfollowingtheinstructionsbelow.
1.Pressthe
16PLUSbutton.
2.Pressandholdthe PTTbutton.
3.Slowlyandclearlyspeakthedetailsofthedistress:
MA
YDAY,MAYDAY,MAYDAY
Thisis—statenameofvessel3times
MAYDAY—statenameofvessel1time
Mypositionis—statelatitudeandlongitude,ortruebearinganddistancefromaknownpoint
Iam—statenatureofdistresse.g.sinking,onfireetc.
Ihave—statenumberofpersonsonboardandanyotherinformation—drifting,flaresfiredetc.
IREQUIREIMMEDIATEASSISTANCE
OVER
4.Releasethe
PTTbutton.
5.Ifanacknowledgementisnotreceivedthenrepeatsteps2to4above.
Cancellingadistresscallbeforetransmission
Tocanceladistresscallbeforeitistransmittedfollowthestepsbelow:
1.Releasethe
DISTRESSbuttonbeforethecountdowntimercompletes.
Whenthebuttonisreleasedyouwillbereturnedtonormaloperation.
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Raymarine RAY91 VHF Specifications

General

Brand	Raymarine
Model	RAY91 VHF
Category	Radio
Language	English